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1986 Stuttgart | High jump |
Igor Vasilyevich Paklin (Russian: ΠΠ³ΠΎΡΡ ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ΅Π²ΠΈΡ ΠΠ°ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½; born 15 June 1963 in Frunze, Kirghiz SSR) is a retired Soviet Kyrgyz athlete who represented USSR and later Kyrgyzstan. He trained at Armed Forces sports society in Frunze.
Competing in the high jump, he won the 1987 World Indoor Championships as well as a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships for the USSR. His personal best jump of 2.41 metres (7.9 feet) was also the world record from 4 September 1985 to 30 June 1987, when Patrik SjΓΆberg beat it by one centimetre.[1] His leap of 2.41 m (7 ft 11 in) places him as the fifth-highest jumper in history. Like all modern high jumpers, Paklin used the Fosbury Flop style, and he was the first to do so jumping off his right leg.
In 1995, he was imprisoned for manslaughter.[2]
International competitions
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References
[edit]- ^ "Athletics - World Record progression". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Olympedia β Olympians Who Were Sent to Prison". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
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